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Taking RSS and Faceted Searching Into The Engineering Classroom - :: With the advent of faceted searching and RSS feeds in Engineering Village 2, the onus to spread the word falls upon, among others, liaison librarians working in engineering and its sub-disciplines. My subject and liaison responsibilities are chemical and... (11:16 | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments)

Elsevier Newsletter Adds RSS Feed - :: Well, duh. Finally, another publisher has added an RSS feed to its newsletter. Elsevier's SD Connect is now available in RSS. We continue to wonder: what is taking publishers so long to offer RSS feeds for their various press... (11:24 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Latest Ei Update Available, Featuring Yrs Truly - :: The March/April 2005, v3 n1 issue of Ei Update is available for viewing, featuring updates on faceted searching and the forthcoming study: Role of Information in Innovation 2005. The Librarian's Corner for this issue was written my your humble... (13:38 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

The RSS Challenge - :: With the announcement of Engineering Village 2's new RSS feature, the responsibility for getting the word out falls to the practitioners, namely us - the librarians in the trenches. Having confirmed that the EV2 RSS feature is working in... (15:48 | 1 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)
University of Alberta Libraries Adds 285 RSS Feeds - :: The University of Alberta Libraries, my home base, has added approximately 285 RSS feeds to include both New Books by Library and New Books by Call Number. For example, the list of RSS feeds for the T Classification. The... (09:51 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)

EV2 Rolls out RSS - :: Engineering Village 2 is now including RSS feeds with every search query. It's a brilliant move, and sets a new standard for "current awareness" regarding database searching. From the Ei site:Engineering Village 2 provides RSS feeds of your search... (16:08 | 1 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)

The Role of RSS in Science Publishing - Syndication and Annotation on the Web - :: The v12 n10, December 2004, issue of D-Lib Magazine features an article by Tony Hammond, Timo Hannay, and Ben Lund, three members of the Nature Publishing Group. The article, The Role of RSS in Science Publishing, discusses Really Simple... (15:55 | 1 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

Google Considering RSS? - :: A report from NewScientist.com suggests that Google is mulling over offering RSS feeds for some of its services. Currently, Google uses Atom as its news feeder, rendering it non-functional for most users unless they are registered Bloggers. With the... (23:53 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)

RSS In Library Applications - :: Gerry McKiernan at Iowa State U has created another useful site, called RSS(sm): Rich Site Services:RSS(sm): Rich Site Services is a categorized registry of library services that are delivered or provided through RSS/XML or Atom feeds. RSS is an... (14:59 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)